Traveller Mid-Tech Army

IMG_2439 (2)
A larger group of 15mm Traveller figures. These were originally produced under The Citadel logo, the company that made figures for Games Workshop. Now the figures are produced under the RAFM label, a Canadian company, who according to their website, originally produced the figures for The Citadel. Figures were originally produced bagged or boxed. Military figures came with a small foldout sheet outlining the military organization the figures represented. 15mm was an unusual scale choice for role playing. Since most RPGs involved only a few figures present at any time, larger scales were typically used. But GDW seemed to want to take Traveller in a unique direction. It has outlasted and outgrown similar efforts at SF RPGs. The 15mm figure size seemed especially appropriate when Striker miniatures rules were introduced. Paradoxically, Traveller eventually swit I painted the figures with bright blue helmets to emulate those worn by the UN. The dress, a khaki uniform with dark grey body armor, was deliberately kept drab. Figures on the left are newer. The ones on the right are painted with Humbrol enamels and mounted on matboard (now delaminating with age), the ones on the left were painted with Liquitex acrylics and mounted on wooden bases. The enamels are sturdier but not as bright.
A group of 15mm Traveller figures. These were originally produced under The Citadel logo, the label that distributed figures for Games Workshop. The figures were sold either bagged or boxed with a nice brochure describing the military formation represented. Now the figures are produced under the RAFM label, a Canadian company, who according to their website, originally produced the figures for Citadel. For years, I lamented the lack of a source for these figures but they are currently being sold by RAFM.

I painted the figures with bright blue helmets to emulate those worn by the UN and red helmets to emulate the Red Devils of WWII. The dress, a khaki uniform with dark grey body armor, was deliberately kept drab. Figures on the left are newer. The ones on the right are painted with Humbrol enamels and mounted on matboard (now delaminating with age), the ones on the left were painted with Liquitex acrylics and mounted on wooden bases. The enamels are sturdier but not as bright. The figures represent a Tech 2 army for use with GDW’s original Striker rules. RAFM offered low tech troops resembling American infantry from the 50s, mid tech such as those shown and high tech where figures are dressed in battle armor. Figures to the right represent security troops and are painted with an olive drab base overlaid with paint dabs of light green and tan to offer the appearance of camouflage.

The figures are pleasant, easy to paint, and offer a nice range of support for 15mm SF military support.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *